Crime Rates at Piccadilly, London, W1J 9ES

Piccadilly area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 34th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Piccadilly (W1J 9ES) in the last 12 months was 2488.3 per 1,000 residents and was 649.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 493.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piccadilly (W1J 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1284 crimes here, including 217 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.